Jody LeDoux hearing pushed back three weeks

The hearing scheduled for Monday morning in the case of West Monroe Police Officer Jody LeDoux has been rescheduled for Sept. 18.

LeDoux’s attorney requested the motion to continue to further prepare for witness testimony.

LeDoux has pleaded not guilty in the shooting death of Raymond Keith Martinez in December. He was indicted on charges of negligent homicide by a Ouachita Parish grand jury in January.

Martinez was shot in front of a convenience store on North 7th Street in West Monroe. LeDoux reportedly responded to a call from the store to have Martinez removed from the premises.

The investigation was turned over to the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office. After a little more than a week, the results of the investigation were turned over to the 4th Judicial District Attorney's Office.

If convicted, LeDoux faces a possibility of up to five years in jail.

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